# CVE-2026-116668: Tanium Discover uncontrolled resource consumption

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-116668-tanium-addressed-an-uncontrolled-resource-consumption  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-11-03. Updated: 2026-11-03  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-116668 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.3 · Published 2026-11-03

Tanium Discover is an IT asset discovery and management tool used to catalog and monitor devices across enterprise networks. An authenticated user with Discover Asset read permission can trigger a denial of service attack that makes the Discover service unavailable to other users.

Technologies: [Tanium Discover](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/discover). Vendors: [Tanium](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/tanium).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-116668 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-116668 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-116668?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 3 November 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Tanium Discover 2025H1 v4.10.0-v4.10.204, 2025H2 v4.15.0-v4.15.218, 2026H1 v4.19.0-v4.19.137.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-116668?** Yes: fixed in Discover 2025H1 Update 26 (v4.10.204) and later, 2025H2 Update 16 (v4.15.218) and later, 2026H1 Update 9 (v4.19.137) and later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-116668 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-116668?** Check whether you run Tanium Discover at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in Discover 2025H1 Update 26 (v4.10.204) and later, 2025H2 Update 16 (v4.15.218) and later, 2026H1 Update 9 (v4.19.137) and later

## Technical details

An uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in Tanium Discover allows authenticated users with the Discover Asset read permission to exhaust resources and cause a denial of service. The attack requires network access and valid Tanium authentication; no user interaction is required once the attacker has access. A fix is available in patched update releases.

## Affected products

- Tanium Discover 2025H1 v4.10.0-v4.10.204, 2025H2 v4.15.0-v4.15.218, 2026H1 v4.19.0-v4.19.137

## Timeline

- 2026-11-03: advisory

## References

- [https://security.tanium.com/TAN-2026-098](https://security.tanium.com/TAN-2026-098)

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